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Kristallnacht
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Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
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Germany's Invasion of Poland
A joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Free City of Danzig, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
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The Fall of France
The German invasion of France and the Low Countries in 1940 during the Second World War. -
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Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation of British and Allied forces in Europe. -
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The Battle of Britain
A combat of the Second World War, when the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against the German Air Force attacks from the end of June 1940. -
The Atlantic Charter
A joint declaration released by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on August 14, 1941 following a meeting of the two heads of state in Newfoundland. -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
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Battle of Coral Sea
A major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. -
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Battle of Midway
A decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. -
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The Battle of Stalingrad
A major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
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Operation Torch
The British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of WWII. -
D-Day
Landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. -
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Battle of the Bulge
The last major German offensive campaign of World War II. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
A major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima. -
V-E Day
The public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II. -
Hiroshima
The United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945. -
Nagasaki
The United States had dropped the bombs with the consent of the United Kingdom as outlined in the Quebec Agreement. -
The V-J Day
The day on which Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect ending the war. -
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Nuremberg Trials
A series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II.
